ant comfortably on its journey.

When a low trolley is used the ball of soil must be firm, and not liable
to break to pieces when handled with reasonable care. Having cut out the
ball to the required depth, work under it all round, merely leaving
enough in the centre to support it. If possible, work off some of the
upper soil to decrease the weight, but this depends entirely upon the
roots, and the way they run. If small roots are plentiful at the top,
little or no soil can be removed, but if they are lower down, then the
upper soil may be removed with advantage. Having worked under the ball,
lay two stout planks under it well packed up to the centre, and then
with two strong poles under the ends of the planks lift the whole on the
trolley. If the work is carefully thought out, it is possible to make
the actual lifting a very small operation by bringing the trolley close
and lowering it considerably.

The draw-board is a handy contrivance for moderate-sized trees or shrubs
which will hold a good ball of soil. It is made in two forms. One
consists of a piece of well-seasoned oak 3 inches thick, and about 3
feet long by 2 to 2-1/2 feet wide at the widest part, from which it
slopes down to a thick end, where a stout swivel-ring is fixed to take a
rope. The other form is a kind of trolley, and consists of a frame 3
feet long by 2 feet wide; it runs on rollers that work on bent irons
fastened to the framework, the whole standing about 4 inches high.
Either of these can be used for moving plants the ball of soil attached
to which is not larger than the board. They will take a heavy plant with
comparative ease, and are especially useful for moving large
Rhododendrons and other American shrubs. To get them under a plant cut
out the ball of soil to the proper depth, and work under it from the
front, that is, the direction in which the plant is to go, keeping the
ball wedged up during the process, _not_ by having a man to pull the
top over, but by using wedges or levers underneath it, until sufficient
soil has been worked out to allow the board to be inserted. When the
board is in position the rope should be passed through the ring and then
around the collar, using a piece of mat to keep it from rubbing the bark
off, and then back through the ring again. It is well to run the board
over planks on soft ground to reduce the labour of pulling.

In putting the tree or shrub into its new position, carefully measure
the size of the b